28 Days Of Blackness: Remembering Toni Morrison At 90.

Note: She and Audre Lorde have the same birthday. I double checked. February 18. “I knew then that words had power.” -Toni Morrison I miss Toni Morrison like I miss …

28 Days Of Blackness: The Power Of Isabel Wilkerson

When I discovered the brilliance of Isabel Wilkerson, I was stunned. I was stunned just like I was the first time I knew Nikki Giovanni existed and read Ego Tripping …

For The Little Black Boys That Had To Wait To See Themselves As Superheroes…

In my family, my father constantly quoted Obi Wan Kinobi to my mother: “I have been waiting for you Obi Wan. And now the circle is complete! When we met …

Did I Tell You About Time I Wanted To Be A Witch?

“Light as a feather, stiff as a board.” The Craft was released the summer I turned 15, 1996. I finally watched it on cable during my Junior year of high …

RUNITBACK FRIDAY-08/09/2019

Toni Morrison is an ancestor! Simone Biles out here still defying critics, physics and haters! Andrew McCabe told thee whole US government to run him his check, the President keeps …

April Book Review: THE SOURCE OF SELF-REGARD

“A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind. They are a necessity.” -Toni Morrison In diving into this work, into any Toni Morrison book, I felt I …

#28DaysOfBlackness: The Flock Of ‘Rare Birds’

I finally got a copy of Parable Of The Talents by Octavia E. Butler. I found the copy at a local Black owned bookstore (Yes, it was Eye See Me!). …

#28DaysOfBlackness: Nikki, Maya, Toni and Jimmy–Love Is.

Maya Angelou said you have to learn to get up from the table when love is no longer being served. On this day, this day of love, I want to …

#28DaysOfBlackness: The Patron Saint Of The Ideal Firestarter

It only seems fitting to kick of 28 Days of Blackness with the woman that I have admired for 30 years. Ida Bell Wells was born right as chattle slavery …

January 2019 Book Review-WE ARE GOING TO NEED MORE WINE

I have had an admiration for Gabrielle Monique Union Wade for a while. At first, as with most relationships that deal with envy, I didn’t like her. I thought she …